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• rough timber — …   Useful english dictionary

• rough-hew — [ruf′hyo͞o′] vt. rough hewed, rough hewed or rough hewn, rough hewing 1. to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly, or without finishing or smoothing 2. to form roughly; give crude shape to: Also roughhew …   English World dictionary

• rough´-hew´er — rough hew «RUHF HYOO», transitive verb, hewed, hewed or hewn, hew|ing. 1. to hew (timber, stone, or other material) roughly or without smoothing or finishing. 2. to shape roughly; give crude form to: »Figurative. There s …   Useful english dictionary

• rough-hew — rough′ hew′ or rough′hew′ v. t. hewed, hewed or hewn, hew•ing 1) bui to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing 2) to shape roughly; give crude form to • Etymology: 1520–30 …   From formal English to slang

• timber — noun 1 trees grown for building VERB + TIMBER ▪ cut, fell, harvest ▪ sell TIMBER + NOUN ▪ company, industry, product …   Collocations dictionary

• rough-hew — /ruf hyooh /, v.t., rough hewed, rough hewed or rough hewn, rough hewing. 1. to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing. 2. to shape roughly; give crude form to. Also, roughhew. [1520 30] * * * …   Universalium

• rough-cut — adjective 1. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste he had coarse manners but a first rate mind behavior that branded him as common an untutored and uncouth human being an uncouth soldier a real tough guy appealing to the vulgar taste for… …   Useful english dictionary

• rough-hew — /rʌf ˈhju/ (say ruf hyooh) verb (t) (rough hewed or rough hewn, rough hewing) 1. to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing. 2. to shape roughly; give crude form to …  

• rough-hew — transitive verb ( hewed; rough hewn; hewing) Date: 1530 1. to hew (as timber) coarsely without smoothing or finishing 2. to form crudely …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rough — adj. Rough is used with these nouns: ↑approximation, ↑bark, ↑calculation, ↑childhood, ↑cider, ↑coat, ↑consensus, ↑country, ↑crossing, ↑deal, ↑division, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• rough-hew — verb hew roughly, without finishing the surface rough hew stone or timber • Syn: ↑roughcast • Derivationally related forms: ↑roughcast (for: ↑roughcast) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary